Bubba Ray Dudley | |
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LoMonaco as Bubba Ray Dudley in April 2016
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Birth name | Mark LoMonaco |
Born |
Queens, New York City, New York, United States |
July 14, 1971
Residence | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Alma mater | St. John's University |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Brother Ray Bubba Ray Dudley Buh Buh Ray Dudley Bully Ray Mongo Vyle The Terminator Bubba Ray |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Billed weight | 293 lb (133 kg) |
Billed from | "Dudleyville" (as Bubba Ray Dudley) "Hell's Kitchen, New York" (as Mongo Vyle/Bully Ray) "The Metropolitan area of Dudleyville" (as Buh Buh Ray Dudley) New York, New York (as Brother Ray/Bully Ray) |
Trained by | Johnny Rodz |
Debut | 1991 |
Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Bubba Ray Dudley. He is also known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 1999 under the ring name Buh Buh Ray Dudley and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2005 to 2015 under the ring names Brother Ray and Bully Ray, as well as his previous run in WWF/E from 1999 to 2005.
For much of his career, LoMonaco has teamed with Devon Hughes, his kayfabe half-brother, D-Von who is also an ordained minister, as The Dudley Boyz and Team 3D. Recognized as one of the most prolific tag teams in professional wrestling history, they are the only tag team to have held the ECW, IWGP, NWA, TNA, WCW, WWF and WWE Tag Team Championships, and were the first tag team inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame.
LoMonaco has also held a number of singles championships, most notably the TNA World Heavyweight Championship on two occasions and the WWF/E Hardcore Championship on 10 occasions. All totaled, LoMonaco has won 35 total championships between, WWE, TNA, ECW, and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW).